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[00:00.73]In the United States today,
[00:02.93]we can send a letter from coast to coast in just a few days for well under half dollar.
[00:09.97]But in the mid 1800s, trains and horse-drawn coaches carried mail.
[00:15.88]It took many weeks for news to travel from New York to California.
[00:21.20]In 1860, the railroad and telegraph reached only from the East coast to Missouri.
[00:28.71]Horse-drawn coaches, which were very slow, then carried the mail from Missouri to California.
[00:36.15]In April 1860,the Pony Express began to carry the mail from St.Joseph,Missouri,to Sacramento,California.
[00:46.46]The trip took just ten days -- half the time the coaches took.
[00:51.49]The Pony Express was a horse relay system.
[00:55.36]There were stations every ten or 15 miles along the route, which was nearly 3,200 kilometers long.
